Orville D. Magedanz, age 88, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center in Estelline, SD.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 6, 2012, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Watertown. Rev. Iver Possehl will officiate.  Music will be provided by Sharon Falk as organist with Kiley Ramstorf as soloist.

Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Clear Lake, SD. Pallbearers will be Jeff Dahl, Charlie Even, Butch Hanson, Steve Magedanz, Donnie Eilers and Allen Brandenburger.

Visitation will be at the Crawford Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. and prior to services at the church on Friday.

Orville was born on October 6, 1923, at Revillo, SD, to Walter and Agnes (Christiansen) Magedanz.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Revillo. Orville graduated from Revillo High School in 1941 and started farming with his father in the Revillo area.

On December 9, 1956, Orville married Dolores Propst at Clear Lake, SD.  The couple continued to farm near Revillo until moving to Watertown in 1987. Orville started working for UBC (United Building Center) and retired in 1995. He then worked part time at the State Tree Farm and was active with the ‘Green Thumb Program’ through the Park and Rec.

He was a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church. He enjoyed working with his cattle and woodworking.  Everything Orville did was done to perfection. He also enjoyed going for casual drives and traveling with family and friends.

Orville is survived by two children, Tricia (George) Kedaitis of Beavercreek, OH, and Darin Magedanz and his fiancé, Darla Crandall, of Watertown, SD; three grandchildren: Kasey Magedanz, Caitlyn Magedanz and Joshua Kedaitis; two sisters, Gelaine (Maynard) Dahl and Joan (Jerome) Even all of Watertown, SD; two sisters-in-law, Ethel Propst of Goodwin, SD, and Arlene Propst of Sioux Falls, SD; and several nieces and nephews.